Hi.
My wife, myself and a few friends are pulling together our trip to St Barth and want to go the route of staying in a villa. We have been working directly with whom I presume to be the owner of the villa (found Villa Vague Bleue and contacted them via their website) and we are at the contract stage.
Based on the conversation, I have no reason to suspect anything malicious (the contact has been a pleasure to correspond with), but they have asked me to wire the deposit and I have been having a bit of trouble getting them set up as a recipient for wire transfer (Bank of America to BNP - Antilles-Guyane).
Should I be concerned? What is appropriate protocol for me at this point (is it at all okay to offer to pay cash if credit card isn't an option)? Is there a resource for me to ensure that this is all legitimate and I'm not wiring money into the abyss?
Thank you in advance for your advice.
My wife, myself and a few friends are pulling together our trip to St Barth and want to go the route of staying in a villa. We have been working directly with whom I presume to be the owner of the villa (found Villa Vague Bleue and contacted them via their website) and we are at the contract stage.
Based on the conversation, I have no reason to suspect anything malicious (the contact has been a pleasure to correspond with), but they have asked me to wire the deposit and I have been having a bit of trouble getting them set up as a recipient for wire transfer (Bank of America to BNP - Antilles-Guyane).
Should I be concerned? What is appropriate protocol for me at this point (is it at all okay to offer to pay cash if credit card isn't an option)? Is there a resource for me to ensure that this is all legitimate and I'm not wiring money into the abyss?
Thank you in advance for your advice.